Florida Gulf Coast University Men's Baseball

Tollett enters his 15th season at the helm of the four-time A-Sun champion Florida Gulf Coast baseball program. He was named the programs first-ever head coach in August of 2001. Under Tolletts guidance, the Eagles made the transition into the Division I ranks by winning three straight A-Sun regular season titles from 2008-10 and posting 112 wins in their first three years. En route to the conference championships, FGCU went 73-20 in the A-Sun the most conference wins by any team in the country over that span. Tolletts blue collar coaching style has helped quickly build FGCU into one of the rising programs in the country. Over his 14 seasons as head coach, Tollett has accumulated a record of 490-296-3 with at least 25 wins in all 14 seasons and four conference titles. The Eagles have won 58 of the 82 A-Sun three-game series since joining the league in 2008, including all 10 in 2010. Player development has also been prominent in the programs history, as 34 players and signees have gone on to be drafted in the MLB Draft or signed as a free agent. In the summer of 2010, Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Year Chris Sale and Casey Coleman became the first Eagles in the Major League separated by just two days. Sales accent into the majors began when he was selected by the Chicago White Sox with the No. 13 overall pick in the 2010 MLB Draft. Coleman, a 15th round selection by the Cubs in 2008, became the first FGCU player in the MLB on August 2, when he was called up from Triple-A Iowa. Since then, former pitchers Richard Bleier and Jacob Barnes have also made their MLB debuts for the New York Yankees and Milwaukee Brewers, respectively, less than a week apart during the 2016 season.  In Tollett's most recent season at the helm, the Eagles turned in a 27-32 (9-11) record before getting hot in the postseason and making the program's first appearance in the ASUN Championship Game despite dropping their opener against No. 2 UNF. Without two-time All-American Jake Noll in the lineup, No. 5 FGCU rattled off wins against No. 1 Kennesaw State, No. 4 Lipscomb and UNF before ultimately dropping the championship game in dramatic fashion to No. 6 Stetson. During the regular season, FGCU notched a win at No. 4 FSU for the second straight season as Noll and fellow ASUN First-Teamer Tyler Selesky combined for a trio of home runs to lead the Eagles to an 11-8 extra-inning victory. FGCU also earned a trio of walk-off wins against No. 16 FAU and in a pair of games against conference newcomer NJIT. Tollett guided FGCU to a 30-26-1 (11-9) record during the 2015 season as the team made its second consecutive appeareance in the semifinals of the A-Sun Conference Championship. The Eagles recorded a pair of marquee road wins during the season as they defeated #13 Miami by a score of 8-1 and shut out #7 FSU 5-0. Nick Rivera was named a Louisville Slugger All-American and first first team all-conference selection. Brady Anderson, Jake Noll and Tyler Selesky joined Rivera as second-team selections, while Matt Reardon and Zach Spivey were named to the all-freshman team.  Tollett earned his fourth A-Sun Coach of the Year honor in 2014 when he led the Green and Blue to its fourth and most recent regular season conference championship with a 39-22 (19-8) record. The Eagles made nearly a clean sweep of the A-Sun postseason awards as Mike Murray was named the Pitcher of the Year and Jake Noll was named the Freshman of the Year. Additionally, both were named Louisville Slugger All-Americans while Noll was also named the National Freshman of the Year. Outfielder Michael Suchy joined the duo as a first team all-conference selection.  The 2013 Eagles posted a 37-20 overall record with a 19-8 mark against A-Sun competition. Ricky Knapp earned First Team Honors along with teammates Brandon Bednar (unanimous) and Sean Dwyer. Michael Suchy would receive Second Team Honors while Michael Murray and Nick Rivera were selected to the All-Freshman Team. FGCU would go 0-2 in the A-Sun Tournament. Following the season, the Green and Blue would see seven players chosen in the 2013 Major League Baseball draft.   The 2012 season saw coach Tollett produce his third A-Sun Pitcher of the Year in the last five years as Ricky Knapp took home the honor. The Eagles finished the season with a 26-31 (15-12 A-Sun) record, and won five of their last six A-Sun games to make the A-Sun Tournament. FGCU advanced to Day Four of the tournament before falling to Kennesaw State. The Eagles had three members on the A-Sun All-Freshmen team including Brady Anderson, Zach Tillery and Kirby Retzer.   In the 2011 season, Tollett led FGCU to a 27-28 (16-14 A-Sun) record. The Eagles had two players honored in 2011 as Mikel Alvarez was named to the All-Atlantic Sun Second Team and Ricky Knapp earned All-Freshman team honors.    Coach Tollett earned his third-straight Atlantic Sun Coach of the Year award as guided the Eagles to their third consecutive conference championship during the 2010 season with an A-Sun record of 25-5. Chris Sale was named the A-Sun Pitcher of the Year as he helped FGCU lead the A-Sun in team ERA at 5.33. The Eagles had four players earn All-Atlantic Sun First Team honors including Chris Sale, Pete Woodworth, Mikel Alvarez and Stephen Wickens.     During the 2009 season, Tollett was named the Atlantic Sun Coach of the Year after leading the Eagles to their second consecutive conference championship with an A-Sun record of 23-7. The Eagles were honored as four players earned All-Atlantic Sun First Team recognition including Chris Sale, Tim Roberson, Zach Maxfield, and Josh Upchurch. Sophomore Stephen Wickens was named to the All-Atlantic Sun Second Team while Jason Forjet earned a spot on the Atlantic Sun All-Freshman Team.  During the the Eagles first season as a Division I program (2008), Tollett, who was named 2008 Atlantic Sun Conference Coach of the Year, led the Eagles to their first ever conference championship in the Atlantic Sun with a conference record of 25-8 (38-15) overall. Senior Jason Peacock received the A-Sun Player of the year while junior Richard Bleier earned A-Sun Pitcher of the year. The Eagles were honored as four players earned 1st team A-Sun recognition including Jason Peacock, Ozzie Borrell, JJ Crumbley, and Richard Bleier. Two Eagles including Pete Woodworth and Mikel Alvarez were named with 2nd team A-Sun honors while Chris Sale and Richie Erath earned freshman A-Sun selections. FGCU saw three players drafted, including a pair of pitchers, in the Major League Baseball draft as Richard Bleier was picked in the sixth round by the Texas Rangers, becoming the highest player drafted from FGCU. A 1988 graduate of Tusculum College, Tollett made his mark as one of the top high school coaches in the state of Florida. During his 10-year stint as head coach at Charlotte High in Punta Gorda, he posted a 175-96 record to become the winningest coach in school history. In six of his last seven seasons with the Tarpons, his peers selected him as the FHSAA District 16 Coach of the Year. His teams won one district championship and made five appearances in the Florida High School Athletic Association state playoffs in a district that included perennial state powers Sarasota and Venice. In addition to developing numerous players drafted by professional teams, Tolletts teams have averaged over a 3.50 grade point average in the classroom over his last five seasons. Tollett also spent five years as the Director of Coaching for the Southwest Florida Eagles, a developmental program that has turned out 24 Division I athletes and eight professional players. He served as the coach of the Southwest Florida All-Star team on nine occasions and served as the Florida Athletic Coaches Regional Chairman in 2002. An active member of the American Baseball Coaches Association, he is the proud parent of twins Cal and McKenna and resides in Fort Myers. COACH TOLLETT'S CAREER ACHIEVEMENT COACH TOLLET'S YEAR-BY-YEAR HEAD COACHING RECORDS Dave Tollett Head Coach A four-time Atlantic Sun Coach of the Year, head coach Dave Tollett enters his 15th season at the helm of the four-time A-Sun champion Florida Gulf Coast baseball program. He was named the programs first-ever head coach in August of 2001. Under Tolletts guidance, the Eagles made the transition into the Division I ranks by winning three straight A-Sun regular season titles from 2008-10 and posting 112 wins in their first three years. En route to the conference championships, FGCU went 73-20 in the A-Sun the most conference wins by any team in the country over that span. Tolletts blue collar coaching style has helped quickly build FGCU into one of the rising programs in the country. Over his 14 seasons as head coach, Tollett has accumulated a record of 490-296-3 with at least 25 wins in all 14 seasons and four conference titles. The Eagles have won 58 of the 82 A-Sun three-game series since joining the league in 2008, including all 10 in 2010. Player development has also been prominent in the programs history, as 34 players and signees have gone on to be drafted in the MLB Draft or signed as a free agent. In the summer of 2010, Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Year Chris Sale and Casey Coleman became the first Eagles in the Major League separated by just two days. Sales accent into the majors began when he was selected by the Chicago White Sox with the No. 13 overall pick in the 2010 MLB Draft. Coleman, a 15th round selection by the Cubs in 2008, became the first FGCU player in the MLB on August 2, when he was called up from Triple-A Iowa. Since then, former pitchers Richard Bleier and Jacob Barnes have also made their MLB debuts for the New York Yankees and Milwaukee Brewers, respectively, less than a week apart during the 2016 season.  In Tollett's most recent season at the helm, the Eagles turned in a 27-32 (9-11) record before getting hot in the postseason and making the program's first appearance in the ASUN Championship Game despite dropping their opener against No. 2 UNF. Without two-time All-American Jake Noll in the lineup, No. 5 FGCU rattled off wins against No. 1 Kennesaw State, No. 4 Lipscomb and UNF before ultimately dropping the championship game in dramatic fashion to No. 6 Stetson. During the regular season, FGCU notched a win at No. 4 FSU for the second straight season as Noll and fellow ASUN First-Teamer Tyler Selesky combined for a trio of home runs to lead the Eagles to an 11-8 extra-inning victory. FGCU also earned a trio of walk-off wins against No. 16 FAU and in a pair of games against conference newcomer NJIT. Tollett guided FGCU to a 30-26-1 (11-9) record during the 2015 season as the team made its second consecutive appeareance in the semifinals of the A-Sun Conference Championship. The Eagles recorded a pair of marquee road wins during the season as they defeated #13 Miami by a score of 8-1 and shut out #7 FSU 5-0. Nick Rivera was named a Louisville Slugger All-American and first first team all-conference selection. Brady Anderson, Jake Noll and Tyler Selesky joined Rivera as second-team selections, while Matt Reardon and Zach Spivey were named to the all-freshman team.  Tollett earned his fourth A-Sun Coach of the Year honor in 2014 when he led the Green and Blue to its fourth and most recent regular season conference championship with a 39-22 (19-8) record. The Eagles made nearly a clean sweep of the A-Sun postseason awards as Mike Murray was named the Pitcher of the Year and Jake Noll was named the Freshman of the Year. Additionally, both were named Louisville Slugger All-Americans while Noll was also named the National Freshman of the Year. Outfielder Michael Suchy joined the duo as a first team all-conference selection.  The 2013 Eagles posted a 37-20 overall record with a 19-8 mark against A-Sun competition. Ricky Knapp earned First Team Honors along with teammates Brandon Bednar (unanimous) and Sean Dwyer. Michael Suchy would receive Second Team Honors while Michael Murray and Nick Rivera were selected to the All-Freshman Team. FGCU would go 0-2 in the A-Sun Tournament. Following the season, the Green and Blue would see seven players chosen in the 2013 Major League Baseball draft.   The 2012 season saw coach Tollett produce his third A-Sun Pitcher of the Year in the last five years as Ricky Knapp took home the honor. The Eagles finished the season with a 26-31 (15-12 A-Sun) record, and won five of their last six A-Sun games to make the A-Sun Tournament. FGCU advanced to Day Four of the tournament before falling to Kennesaw State. The Eagles had three members on the A-Sun All-Freshmen team including Brady Anderson, Zach Tillery and Kirby Retzer.   In the 2011 season, Tollett led FGCU to a 27-28 (16-14 A-Sun) record. The Eagles had two players honored in 2011 as Mikel Alvarez was named to the All-Atlantic Sun Second Team and Ricky Knapp earned All-Freshman team honors.    Coach Tollett earned his third-straight Atlantic Sun Coach of the Year award as guided the Eagles to their third consecutive conference championship during the 2010 season with an A-Sun record of 25-5. Chris Sale was named the A-Sun Pitcher of the Year as he helped FGCU lead the A-Sun in team ERA at 5.33. The Eagles had four players earn All-Atlantic Sun First Team honors including Chris Sale, Pete Woodworth, Mikel Alvarez and Stephen Wickens.     During the 2009 season, Tollett was named the Atlantic Sun Coach of the Year after leading the Eagles to their second consecutive conference championship with an A-Sun record of 23-7. The Eagles were honored as four players earned All-Atlantic Sun First Team recognition including Chris Sale, Tim Roberson, Zach Maxfield, and Josh Upchurch. Sophomore Stephen Wickens was named to the All-Atlantic Sun Second Team while Jason Forjet earned a spot on the Atlantic Sun All-Freshman Team.  During the the Eagles first season as a Division I program (2008), Tollett, who was named 2008 Atlantic Sun Conference Coach of the Year, led the Eagles to their first ever conference championship in the Atlantic Sun with a conference record of 25-8 (38-15) overall. Senior Jason Peacock received the A-Sun Player of the year while junior Richard Bleier earned A-Sun Pitcher of the year. The Eagles were honored as four players earned 1st team A-Sun recognition including Jason Peacock, Ozzie Borrell, JJ Crumbley, and Richard Bleier. Two Eagles including Pete Woodworth and Mikel Alvarez were named with 2nd team A-Sun honors while Chris Sale and Richie Erath earned freshman A-Sun selections. FGCU saw three players drafted, including a pair of pitchers, in the Major League Baseball draft as Richard Bleier was picked in the sixth round by the Texas Rangers, becoming the highest player drafted from FGCU. A 1988 graduate of Tusculum College, Tollett made his mark as one of the top high school coaches in the state of Florida. During his 10-year stint as head coach at Charlotte High in Punta Gorda, he posted a 175-96 record to become the winningest coach in school history. In six of his last seven seasons with the Tarpons, his peers selected him as the FHSAA District 16 Coach of the Year. His teams won one district championship and made five appearances in the Florida High School Athletic Association state playoffs in a district that included perennial state powers Sarasota and Venice. In addition to developing numerous players drafted by professional teams, Tolletts teams have averaged over a 3.50 grade point average in the classroom over his last five seasons. Tollett also spent five years as the Director of Coaching for the Southwest Florida Eagles, a developmental program that has turned out 24 Division I athletes and eight professional players. He served as the coach of the Southwest Florida All-Star team on nine occasions and served as the Florida Athletic Coaches Regional Chairman in 2002. An active member of the American Baseball Coaches Association, he is the proud parent of twins Cal and McKenna and resides in Fort Myers. COACH TOLLETT'S CAREER ACHIEVEMENT COACH TOLLET'S YEAR-BY-YEAR HEAD COACHING RECORDS

Matt Reid enters his eighth season as assistant coach at Florida Gulf Coast University with the 2025 campaign. The recruiting coordinator for head coach Dave Tollett, Reid works primarily with infielders and also assists with hitting. In his time at FGCU, the Eagles have captured two Atlantic Sun Conference regular season titles and have had six players selected in the MLB Draft.  In 2024, the Eagles clinched a share of the Atlantic Sun Conference regular season championship. Designated hitter Ian Farrow was named American Baseball Coaches Association Second Team All-American, in addition to picking up First Team All-ASUN honors. The 2024 season also saw Robert Moya become the first FGCU baseball player to hit three home runs in a game at Swanson Stadium, in addition to setting a new school record with six RBI and 14 total bases. Seven FGCU hitters would be honored by the conference at the conclusion of the regular season. In addition to Farrow's First Team nod, Mac Moise was named to the ASUN Second Team, Jacob Lojewski and Robert Moya were named ASUN Third Team, and Evan Dempsey, Javier Gorostola, and Charles Davalan were each named ASUN All-Freshman. Reid helped the Eagles to eye-popping numbers in 2023. FGCU led the country in three statistical categories: home runs per game (2.37), slugging percentage (.592), and runs per game (9.6). The Eagles went 42-18 that year, and as a team and individuals, broke 30 different program records. Three Eagle infielders - Joe Kinker, Edrick Felix, and Alejandro Figueredo - were each named All-Americans. The team hit 142 homers, breaking the school record by 48 and very nearly led the country in this category as well. The Green & Blue's 550 RBIs in 2023 re-sets the single-season school record by 100 over the 2022 squad. And FGCU drew a single-season program record 310 walks (305, 2017), and FGCU's 1,252 total bases in 2023 were an incredible 221 total bases over 2010's previous record. FGCU batters were plunked 126 times by pitches in 2023, 14 more than the 112 by the 2022 team. The Eagles also recorded a single-season record 35 sacrifice flies (34, 2013) In 2022, Reid helped Alejandro Figueredo to an All-American season as the third-baseman hit .392 with 13 home runs, 21 doubles, and 62 RBI. The Eagles had three three other players named All-ASUN in Joe Kinker, Brian Ellis, and Ian Farrow in addition to Harrison Povey who was named a Freshman All-American. One of Reid's greatest accomplishments on the Green and Blue staff was helping to develop Cameron Krzeminski, who became the team's starting second-baseman. Under Reid's tutelage, the senior - who had never played in the infield - racked up 18 assists and posted a perfect fielding percentage. Reid also worked closely with senior shortstop Richie Garcia, who finished the season with 355 career assists, the seventh-most of any player in program history. Reid came to Southwest Florida following a stint as a scout in New England and nine seasons at Army West Point. During his time along the Hudson River, Reid was part of six Patriot League championships and three NCAA Regional appearances, including a 2009 Regional Final against Texas. Included in that stretch was a 33-19 record in 2014 with a 15-5 mark in conference play as a head coach that led to the Black Knights winning a share of the Patriot League title. Reid served as Army West Point's head baseball coach from 2014-16 and was the assistant coach for the five years prior.  Over the course of his tenure, Reid helped Army West Point achieve single-season records in several categories including fielding percentage (.975), batting average (.329), home runs (57), runs scored (446), and RBIs (408). The team's fielding percentage was ranked 32nd in the nation in 2012.  In addition, Reid was instrumental in the development or recruitment of 12 draftees including Chris Rowley, who became the first Army West Point player to ever be called up to the Majors when he debuted for the Blue Jays in 2017. Along with the success of Rowley, Reid also helped coach three All-Americans in Kevin McKague, Clint Moore, and Zach Price, with the latter winning the Gold Glove in 2012 as the country's best defensive second baseman at the Division I level. Prior to Army West Point, Reid was on staff for two seasons at UNC Asheville assisting the Bulldogs to a Big South title in 2006 and a trip to the NCAA Tournament. Coinciding with his time at Asheville, he also spent time as the coach of the Peninsula Pilots in the Coastal Plains Summer Baseball League, guiding the club to a 72-45 record over two summers and a championship game appearance each year. Throughout his coaching career, Reid has made various stops at programs across the country. In 2005, he coached at Old Dominion. In 2004, he was a graduate assistant for VCU while pursuing his master's in sport leadership. During that time, he was a baseball operations assistant for Dave Littlefield, the General Manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates. During his time with Louisburg JC and Virginia Military Institute (2002, 2003), he worked with Billy Godwin, currently a scout with the NY Yankees, and Tom Slater, the assistant hitting coach for the NY Mets.  Reid played four years of college baseball at the University of Richmond where he was the starting second baseman as a junior and senior. The Spiders won the CAA title in 1998 and advanced to the NCAA Tournament. The team received an at-large berth to the NCAA Tournament in 1999, marking the second-straight year that the Spiders were national contenders. He served as team captain as a senior. Reid is also the proud father of his 2-year old son, Tyler. Updated 4/30/23

Steve McKee begins his eighth season and 10th overall in two stints at Florida Gulf Coast University. His primary responsibility is working with the pitchers.   In the 2024 season, McKee coached Davian Garcia, a First Team All-Atlantic Sun Conference pitcher and a sixth round pick of the Washington Nationals in the MLB Draft. Garcia was 4-0 in the regular season as FGCU's Friday night starter. In 16 total appearances, the junior started eight games – earning a 6-3 record, a 3.10 ERA and one save. In conference play, he held a league-leading 2.89 ERA. His batting average against (.234) was 10th-best all-time for a career in FGCU history, while Garcia's strikeouts per nine innings rate (10.77) was the seventh-best in a single FGCU season and the seventh-best for a career in program history. The rest of the FGCU staff showed significant improvement as well in 2024. Against conference foes, FGCU posted a 4.91 ERA. Chase Kriebel worked a complete nine-inning game for the Eagles as well. ASUN batters hit just .260 against the Eagles. McKee came back to FGCU in 2019 after serving as the team’s first-ever pitching coach and recruiting coordinator from 2002-04. During that span, the Green and Blue posted a 74-32-2 record as McKee coached one draft pick and four players who signed as free agents. In his fourth season back with the FGCU pitching staff McKee helped guide the staff to the second most wins (42) in program history. Three pitchers moved on the professional ranks, Jason Woodward (4th round Milwaukee Brewers), Mason Miller (14th round Kansas City Royals), and L.J. McDonough (Free Agent Atlanta Braves). The staff also stuck out the most hitters since 2017 and second most in program history. L.J. McDonough had the third most strikeouts per 9 innings at (11.60) in a single season.   In his third season back McKee helped guide the staff to the most wins (35) since the 2017 season. The staff also stuck out the most hitters since 2017, walked the fewest since 2018, while tossing the most shutouts since 2014. Individually, Jason Woodward (15) made the second most starts in a season in school history. Tyler Shuck tossed the first complete game shutout since 2018. Najer Victor had the third lowest batting average against (.198), and the ninth-best strikeouts per 9 innings (10.61) in a single season.   In his second season back with the FGCU pitching staff, McKee worked closely with Second Team ASUN Conference pitcher Mason Studstill who led the Eagles in wins (seven), strikeouts (73), and ERA (3.02). He also helped to develop rookie pitcher Jason Woodward, who earned his way to becoming one of the Eagles' go-to arms down the stretch of the 2021 season. Woodward led all freshmen with 39 punchouts, a 3.65 ERA and 3-2 record with one save as well as increasing his velocity immensely in his first season of collegiate baseball.   In his first season back with the FGCU pitching staff, he helped to develop rookie pitcher Ronaldo Gallo, who earned his way to becoming one of the Eagles' top arms during the 2020 season. Gallo led all freshmen with 16 punchouts. Under McKee's guidance, the Green and Blue staff posted a 3.55 ERA and racked up 144 strikeouts in just 16 games before the season was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.   McKee has over two decades of coaching experience and has worked with baseball players at all levels of the sport. Throughout his coaching career, McKee has had 38 players drafted, including six first-round picks. He has also had seven players sign as undrafted free agents. McKee has coached nine players to "The Show", including major-leaguers Billy Butler, Homer Bailey and Shane Robinson.   Prior to FGCU, McKee was the assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for Florida Southwestern State College (2016-19). During McKee’s time, the Buccaneers captured the Suncoast Conference Championship (2019) and had two players drafted, as well as one player sign as an undrafted free agent. McKee also helped 26 players sign to D-I schools, six committed to D-II schools and two with NAIA programs.   McKee began his coaching career as an assistant at his alma mater, Boca Ciega High School, in 1995. After working with the Pirates for three years, McKee accepted a head coaching position at Clearwater High School. While McKee was at the helm, the Tornadoes had five players drafted and advanced to the state final four in (2001) and regional semi-finals in (2002).   A 1992 graduate from Florida State University, McKee earned a bachelor of science in marketing from the college of business. Prior to FSU, McKee was an infielder at Andrew College (1987-89) and led his team to a regional playoff appearance in 1989.   The St. Petersburg, Florida native and his wife, Lisa, have two sons, Zach (25) and Jake (23).